About Sothupalai Village

Sothupalai is a mid sized village in Gandarvakkottai tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,202, made up of 603 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 701.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sothupalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sothupalai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Pudukkottai
Tehsil	Gandarvakkottai
Pincode	622203
Area (hectares)	701.28 hectares
Population	1,202
Male Population	603
Female Population	599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sothupalai compares

By the 2011 count Sothupalai is the 31st largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,432 residents. Its 701.28 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Sothupalai

Sothupalai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sothupalai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sothupalai from other places

Sothupalai lies about 26 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Keeranur, about 20 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sothupalai
Nearest railway station	Keeranur	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gandarvakkottai	26 km
District headquarters	Pudukkottai	26 km

Villages closest to Sothupalai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gandarvakkottai tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Sothupalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Sothupalai village had a population of 1,202. That makes it the 31st largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,432 residents.

Sothupalai village has 603 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sothupalai has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Sothupalai is 622203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sothupalai covers 701.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sothupalai falls under Gandarvakkottai tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sothupalai is Keeranur, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sothupalai.

Sothupalai is about 26 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sothupalai is in Gandarvakkottai tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Keeranur is about 20 km away. Gandarvakkottai is about 26 km away. Pudukkottai is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.